Human Infection with Avian Influenza Virus, Pakistan, 2007

Human infection with avian influenza (H5N1) virus raises concern for the possibility of a pandemic. We report 20 cases, which ranged from asymptomatic to fatal, in Pakistan in 2007. These cases indicate human-to-human-to-human transmission of this virus, and the number of cases may be higher than re...

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Autores principales: Zaman, Mukhtiar, Ashraf, Saadia, Dreyer, Nancy A., Toovey, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21749769
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.091652
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description Human infection with avian influenza (H5N1) virus raises concern for the possibility of a pandemic. We report 20 cases, which ranged from asymptomatic to fatal, in Pakistan in 2007. These cases indicate human-to-human-to-human transmission of this virus, and the number of cases may be higher than realized.
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spelling pubmed-33581802012-05-23 Human Infection with Avian Influenza Virus, Pakistan, 2007 Zaman, Mukhtiar Ashraf, Saadia Dreyer, Nancy A. Toovey, Stephen Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Human infection with avian influenza (H5N1) virus raises concern for the possibility of a pandemic. We report 20 cases, which ranged from asymptomatic to fatal, in Pakistan in 2007. These cases indicate human-to-human-to-human transmission of this virus, and the number of cases may be higher than realized. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3358180/ /pubmed/21749769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.091652 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_short Human Infection with Avian Influenza Virus, Pakistan, 2007
title_sort human infection with avian influenza virus, pakistan, 2007
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